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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450287803321

Autore

Fevre Ralph <1955->

Titolo

The new sociology of economic behaviour [[electronic resource] /] / Ralph Fevre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2003

ISBN

1-4462-1990-9

1-280-37018-1

9786610370184

1-4129-3199-1

Descrizione fisica

vii, 277 p

Collana

New horizons in sociology

Disciplina

306.3

Soggetti

Economics - Sociological aspects

Sociology - Economic aspects

Markets - Social aspects

Work - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The author argues that the sociology of economic behaviour was hijacked by the economic sociology which grew out of Parsons' interpretation of Weber. This development neglected the moral considerations of classical sociology and made unfounded assumptions about the power of economic rationality.